LiquidIQ makes data centers easy to manage by delivering an integrated solution that makes complicated infrastructure changes dynamic and effortless.
Product Description
LiquidIQ is a converged system that combines standard physical data center resources, (i.e. servers and switching) with sophisticated management and control software. The system allows the entire data center to be defined and managed in software, enabling new service offerings, an order of magnitude reduction in time to deployment of applications and dramatically reduced data center operating costs.
Features & Benefits
Fully integrated solution
VMware® Virtual Appliance Server provides the power of VMware Virtual Infrastructure, the complete library of VMware virtual appliances, VMware VDi and LiquidIQ in an integrated package. This package is financed by EMC® to enable monthly billing versus up front capital expenditures. Additionally, NetApp™ filers can be included in this EMC financed package.
Rapid provisioning
LiquidIQ’s diskless and stateless logical servers provide extremely rapid provisioning of servers and associated networking. Templates can be copied and deployed in minutes.
Verifiable disaster recovery & business continuity
The system provides verifiable business continuity as all application, operating system and network data is stored externally on Network Attached Storage (NAS) or on Storage Area Networks (SANs). Simple replication of this data provides business continuity at a second site.
Interoperability
LiquidIQ embraces standard operating systems, standard Ethernet networking and management tool interfaces (SNMP, command line interface) to provide simple data center integration.
High energy efficiency
The system uses 20-30% less power to provide the same processing power as equivalent clusters built using rack mounts servers and switches.
High density footprint
LiquidIQ enjoys more than a 6:1 ratio benefit for floor space for an equivalent amount of computing and switching.
Hardware lifecycle management
The system is based on a scalable chassis and software design that allows servers with processors from different vendors to co-exist in the system and to be retired at a rate determined by the business.
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